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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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Removing Headlight assembly

I am trying to remove the headlight assembly on my truck but i cant seem to find out how to get it out. When you open the hood there are 2 screws showing that hold the chrome ring on. i took those out but there are more screws that you cant get too. Does anybody know how to get the headlight assembly out?
 
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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thanks for the picture. that helped me get the assembly off. the reason im doing this is because im changing out the head light out for a clear one off ebay and im changing out the 2 amber ones for clear ones also. i got the two amber ones changed but i cant seem to figure out how to get the headlight out. can someone please give me idiot proof instructions on how to remove it?....thanks.

also i put on the clear turn signals and i plugged the stock ford light bulb back in. but since the light bulb is clear and the lens is now clear...my turn singal is clear instead of amber...so im guesing i need to put a amber bulb in there...but how do i know which one to buy if the number for the ford light is a clear one?...i really need help. thanks
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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Don't know about the bulb, but I'd check and make sure those turn signals are street legal first... A friend of mine did the same thing, had to pay a huge fine for it, twice before he took them out...
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 12:16 AM
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Go to an auto-parts store and find your turn-signal bulb in the look-up book, then find the bulbs on the pegs. If there's an equivalent bulb in amber, i should be right beside the clear one and have an additional character in the part number.

And Aaron is right about the legality issue--some cops have little better to do than harrass you about minor stuff like that.

Good luck!
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 12:26 AM
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Go to an auto-parts store and find your turn-signal bulb in the look-up book, then find the bulbs on the pegs. If there's an equivalent bulb in amber, i should be right beside the clear one and have an additional character in the part number.

And Aaron is right about the legality issue--some cops have little better to do than harrass you about minor stuff like that.

Good luck!
the stock ford bulb is number 3157...and apparently theres a buld numbered 3057A...and that is a amber bulb. i never saw it on the shelf but ill go have a look tomorrow

as far as it being legal...all the lenses say D.O.T./S.A.E. approved. and i checked where i live and i was told as long as that is on the bulb the its legal. but i also googled D.O.T./S.A.E. approved and i found many sites saying that phrase means nothing...but i see the lenses on tons of vehicles where i live and alot of my buddys have them and none of them have ever been pulled over for them...so legality is the last thing on my mind
 

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